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Modern nuclear power plants use waste from previous generation nuclear power plants as their fuel.
by Consultant32452 6y ago
Modern nuclear power plants use waste from previous generation nuclear power plants as their fuel.
- Balgair 6y agoDoesn't that then make it easier to get to the bomb?
- AngryData 6y agoThe limit to producing nukes now is mostly energy requirements. Nuclear chemistry is not a secret and anybody can go to school for it. The limitation is the massive energy requirements to actually purify the materials to such high grades. The Manhattan project used 10% of the US total electrical generation capacity.
- Balgair 6y agoSo then yes, it would be easier
- pfdietz 6y agoNo, they don't, in most cases. And when they do (MOX fuel in some thermal reactors) it's a net economic loss. MOX fuel is difficult to fabricate; the Pu used has negative value compared to just using fresh enriched uranium.
- justatdotin 6y agoikr, too cheap to meter!